What is the precedence of operators in Python?

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Operator precedence refers to the order in which Python evaluates operators in an expression. The precedence of operators in Python is determined by their priority or hierarchy, which specifies which operators should be evaluated first in an expression. For example, multiplication and division have a higher priority than addition and subtraction, so they will be evaluated first in an expression that contains both types of operators. Operators with higher precedence are evaluated before operators with lower precedence. If operators have the same precedence, then their evaluation order is determined by their associativity, which specifies whether the operators are evaluated from left to right or from right to left. The table below shows the precedence of operators in Python, from highest to lowest: Precedence Operator Description 1 () Parentheses (grouping) 2 +x, -x Positive, negative 3 ** Exponentiation 4 *, /, //, % Multiplication, division, floor division, modulus 5 +, - Addition, subtraction 6 <<, >> Bitwise shift operators 7 & Bitwise AND 8 ^ Bitwise XOR 9 | Bitwise OR 10 <, <=, >, >= Comparison operators 11 ==, != Equality operators 12 not Logical NOT 13 and Logical AND 14 or Logical OR 15 if else Conditional expression 16 =, +=, -=, *=, /=, //=, %=, &=, ^=, |=, <<=, >>= Assignment operators The above table shows the most commonly used operators in Python, but there are additional operators that have different precedence levels based on their type and use-case. It's important to be aware of operator precedence when writing complex expressions to ensure that the order of operations is correct and produces the desired result.

Precedence	Operator	Description
1	()	Parentheses (grouping)
2	+x, -x	Positive, negative
3	**	Exponentiation
4	*, /, //, %	Multiplication, division, floor division, modulus
5	+, -	Addition, subtraction
6	<<, >>	Bitwise shift operators
7	&	Bitwise AND
8	^	Bitwise XOR
9	\|	Bitwise OR
10	<, <=, >, >=	Comparison operators
11	==, !=	Equality operators
12	not	Logical NOT
13	and	Logical AND
14	or	Logical OR
15	if else	Conditional expression
16	=, +=, -=, *=, /=, //=, %=, &=, ^=, \|=, <<=, >>=	Assignment operators

What is the precedence of operators in Python?

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